Losses at the start of a PBA conference is nothing new for the San Miguel Beermen. This has happened before on a number of occasions, at times because they are working their way back from a post-championship and as they get an aging roster back into rhythm. But losing still sucks. A proud organization like
Revenge is a dish served cold and Jared McCain was cool as ice in his return to Philadelphia. McCain was one of four Oklahoma City Thunder players with at least three 3-pointers against the Philadelphia 76ers, but his 3-pointers were more damaging as they came not just during crucial moments of the game, but also
Two games in, Bol Bol has produced as any former NBA player would in the PBA. Bol has so far averaged 39.0 points, 15.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 3.5 blocks through two games, demonstrating the versatile, two-way ability that immediately vaulted the TNT Tropang 5G into title contender status (as if they aren’t already). However,
The Los Angeles Clippers made one of the more intriguing moves of last month’s trade deadline when they sent 11-time NBA All-Star James Harden out and brought Darius Garland in from the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was a significant change in identity for Los Angeles. Swapping out a ball-dominant guard like Harden for another high-level point
The Portland Trail Blazers were expected to spend this season near the bottom of the Western Conference. Preseason projections had them finishing 13th as they were expected to still be in the early stages of their rebuild and far from the postseason picture. Instead, Portland is 35–36 and sitting eighth in the West, much higher
As recently as March 8, the Los Angeles Lakers were sitting in sixth place and in danger of getting dragged into the chaos of the Western Conference playoff race. Now, they have won nine-straight games, improved to 46–25, and climbed to third in the West with just 12 games left on their regular season schedule.
